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How willing are educators to carry a gun in school?

May 31, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Last year marked the most violent for school shootings, with over 300 incidents recorded in 2022, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. If recent trends continue, it’s likely that shootings in 2023 will outpace last year’s record, at about […]


Education Tech

The importance of teaching generative AI

May 18, 2023

Via: eSchool News

The era of the textbook isn’t dead, but it’s important to start looking forwards rather than backwards when addressing education for school children. Whether we like it or not, it is becoming increasingly clear that generative AI will play a […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

School safety a key focus as White House ‘maximizes’ Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

May 16, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

The White House’s 13-point plan to make the most of BSCA funding for school safety comes as the number of school shootings in the first three months of 2023 surpassed the same period last year. Other K-12 initiatives in the […]


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K-12 anticipates a summer of school construction

May 10, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Just beyond the schoolhouse doors of Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School in Zuni, New Mexico, stand tall buttes with flat tops, steep sides, and rock formations that turn a golden color as the sun dips in the sky. It’s a breathtaking […]


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Why your school needs to act now against lead in drinking water

May 8, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Schools are designed to nurture young minds and help students flourish. And yet for too many kids, a hidden danger lingers in the pipes that deliver the water they drink. That toxic element? Lead. Lead exposure in schools poses a […]


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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

May 5, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

“Her teacher quit last Friday. Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. Visibly shaken, […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Do Schools Have the Funding to Manage Third-Party Risk?

May 4, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

The recent government attention on K–12 cybersecurity has, in many ways, benefited school districts by raising awareness of security threats. However, schools can’t take action to meet the government’s recommendations without funding. They don’t have the budgets to implement the […]


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Bills limiting student pronoun use introduced in almost half the states

May 1, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Almost half of states saw legislation introduced in the first three months of 2023 that would regulate student pronoun usage in schools, according to a count by the National Conference of State Legislatures. As of April 6, there had been […]


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Funding an assistive listening system in your school

April 27, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Untreated hearing loss can have lasting effects on students’ academic achievement, social relationships, and self-esteem. The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) reports that even mild hearing loss can cause a child to miss as much as 50 percent of […]


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High-profile security incidents drive creation of state school safety centers

April 21, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

State school safety centers have emerged over the past two decades as a solution for helping states provide security training, technical assistance and resources to schools. To better understand these centers’ challenges, accomplishments and services offered, WestEd’s Justice & Prevention […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

COVID-19 Hit Schools Unequally, But Data Shows Learning Recovery Is Equally Slow

April 20, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

When schools were forced to go remote during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it shone a spotlight on inequities that had long plagued education. For example, teachers serving schools with high levels of student poverty were far more […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

5 essential STEM education reads

April 17, 2023

Via: eSchool News

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education–it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be persistent when presented with a challenge. And while STEM education is essential, […]


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Schools should partner with family farms to provide nutrition and education

April 11, 2023

Via: EdSource

California residents know that winter brings plentiful bright-flavored citrus fruits. These fruit trees have been part of Southern California’s landscape since 1871 when they were first planted in the Inland Empire, and are an enduring symbol of the Golden State. […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Edtech is critical in evolving school environments

April 10, 2023

Via: eSchool News

K-12 schools are facing a host of new challenges coming out of the pandemic, but many educators and school leaders believe technology holds the key to solving even the most entrenched problems, according to new data from Promethean. The annual […]


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Will school shootings in 2023 outpace last year’s record high?

April 4, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

If trends from the past five decades continue for the remainder of the year, there would be about 400 shootings in 2023, outpacing last year’s record high of 273. Based on 53 years of data, a predictive model estimates “approximately […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?

March 17, 2023

Via: eSchool News

In a recent report by Populace (2022), 55 percent of American parents expressed their desire for educators to rethink how today’s K-12 schools are educating our children. The study found that, despite the widespread perception that American society wants K-12 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

4 key ways schools can strengthen and advance cybersecurity strategies

March 1, 2023

Via: eSchool News

In a 2022 survey, 72 percent of the participating school administrators responded that cybersecurity was either a priority or high priority for their district leadership and local school boards. However, only 14 percent of the respondents said their district was […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Does 4 equal 5? Research on impacts of 4-day school weeks

January 18, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Four-day weeks are becoming more common in school districts, particularly in rural areas of the U.S. Many districts are finding students and families like the shorter school weeks. In fact, in a survey of schools with four-day week policies, 85 […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

December 29, 2022

Via: eSchool News

The benefits of esports are well documented. A significant body of research has found that students who participate in scholastic esports programs benefit from increased emotional regulation, academic achievement, and graduation rates. These benefits only scratch the surface of the […]


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85% of district leaders say lack of applicants driving teacher shortages

September 13, 2022

Via: K-12 Dive

A lack of job applicants is the top reason for the ongoing educator shortage, according to a survey released Monday by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Among the 910 responses from district leaders, AASA found 84.7% said the educator shortage […]